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a M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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Well known and universally admired spring 

 flowering plants, equally well adapted to 

 winter flowering, in the parlor or conserva- 

 tory. The flowers are pure white, bell-shaped, 

 freely produced and powerfully fragrant. 

 For pot culture use the buds or pips, which can be sent out safely as late as Decem- 

 ber. Pot them in well-drained pots or flats, covering the bottoms with a layer of fibrous 



moss, and filling them with sandy soil slightly mixed with moss. This will hold the 



moisture, which is essential to success. Cover the buds to the depth of half an inch, set 



away in a dark, warm room 70° 



at least (and many successful 



growers maintain a temperature 



of 90 to 100°) for a week or two, 



and keep well watered, always 



using lukewarm water so 



as not to chill the roots. v 



Then bring into the 



light, and set in a 



warm, moist place. In 



four or five weeks the 



flowers will appear. 



By repeating this 



process at intervals, 



a constant succession 



of bloom may be 



maintained through 



the whole winter. 



Care should be taken 



to keep the pips cool 



and moist until they 



are potted. Water 



should never be syr- 

 inged upon the flow- 

 ers when in bloom, 



as it will spoil them. 

 It frequently oc- 

 curs that some of the 



plants are not nearly 



so forward as others 



in the same box or 



pot. In such case, 



when all the best 



flowering plants have 



been removed or had 



their flowers cut, the 



backward ones oi 



several pots should 



again be planted in a 



fresh pot ; transfer- 

 ring them thus will 



in no way retard or 



injure them. Lily of 



the Valley, when in 



full flower, can be 



taken out of the for- 

 cing box and planted 



in pots without the slightest check to growth or flowering. To grow them in open 



ground, select a partly shaded situation. Prepare the soil with a mixture of leaf mould, 



sand and plenty of well-rotted manure, which should be thoroughly incorporated with 



the soil two feet deep, and set the roots or clumps about two inches below the surface. 



No further attention is required. They are perfectly hardy and are not injured by frost. 



Lily of the Valley cannot be shipped before the middle of October. 



Best Berlin Pips, for forcing or pot culture, jj cents per dozen; $2.00 per 100, 



postpaid. By express at purchaser's expetise, $14.00 per 1,000. 



Large Clumps, for outdoor planting. 40 cents each; ^$4.00 per dozen, postpaid, 



\By express at purchaser's expense, $2.'/^ per dozen. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY. 



